The student population at Columbia College is 6,046 (5,675 undergraduate and 371 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 10,900 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Columbia is 93.86% which is decreased by 10,323 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 577 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,845 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -58.83% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,133 where 6,046 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

93.86% of total students is undergraduate students and 6.14% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 10,323 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 577 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.49 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Columbia than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia College since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,94615,9986,4899,509948378570
2014-1516,567
-379
15,639
-359
6,442
-47
9,197
-312
928
-20
358
-20
570
2015-1614,759
-1,808
13,869
-1,770
5,707
-735
8,162
-1,035
890
-38
358532
-38
2016-1716,413
1,654
15,588
1,719
6,634
927
8,954
792
825
-65
321
-37
504
-28
2017-1813,492
-2,921
12,754
-2,834
5,468
-1,166
7,286
-1,668
738
-87
256
-65
482
-22
2018-1912,080
-1,412
11,416
-1,338
4,993
-475
6,423
-863
664
-74
249
-7
415
-67
2019-209,913
-2,167
9,387
-2,029
3,987
-1,006
5,400
-1,023
526
-138
190
-59
336
-79
2020-218,347
-1,566
7,861
-1,526
3,281
-706
4,580
-820
486
-40
181
-9
305
-31
2021-226,765
-1,582
6,351
-1,510
2,547
-734
3,804
-776
414
-72
153
-28
261
-44
2022-236,046
-719
5,675
-676
2,296
-251
3,379
-425
371
-43
135
-18
236
-25
Average12,13311,4544,7846,669679258421
Columbia College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,454 where 5,675 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1415,9989,4423,7995,6436,5562,6903,866
2014-1515,6399,1773,8115,3666,4622,6313,831
2015-1613,8698,1793,3204,8595,6902,3873,303
2016-1715,5886,3782,4403,9389,2104,1945,016
2017-1812,7545,1632,1313,0327,5913,3374,254
2018-1911,4164,4691,8152,6546,9473,1783,769
2019-209,3873,6201,4112,2095,7672,5763,191
2020-217,8613,1621,1921,9704,6992,0892,610
2021-226,3512,6831,0001,6833,6681,5472,121
2022-235,6752,3498921,4573,3261,4041,922
Average11,45411,4542,1813,28111,4542,6033,388
Columbia College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 679 where 371 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbia College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149481304783818331487
2014-159281344787794311483
2015-168901154669775312463
2016-178251033469722287435
2017-18738922864646228418
2018-19664993663565213352
2019-20526743044452160292
2020-21486673136419150269
2021-22414812655333127206
2022-23371612239310113197
Average6796793561679223360
Columbia College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.23%. The percentage was 56.60% 10 years ago and Columbia still has a high percentage of white students. 2.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.81% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141792283,9491,187759,591369
2014-151662313,9501,224849,256423
2015-161512053,4591,187618,353391
2016-171622653,7601,428719,086497
2017-181172372,9081,218507,647487
2018-19741912,6161,128546,790532
2019-20631702,222904355,496497
2020-21381601,745846254,668469
2021-22271361,404731213,788381
2022-23321301,258677203,279379
Average1011952,7271,053506,795443
Columbia College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,845 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 64% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -58.83% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1516,5679,3401,5865,641
2015-1614,7598,4831,3874,889
2016-1716,4139,3082,7544,351
2017-1813,4927,4632,2643,765
2018-1912,0807,0232,1542,903
2019-209,9135,8291,7392,345
2020-218,3475,2471,2891,811
2021-226,7654,1571,0631,545
2022-236,0463,8458541,347
Average11,5986,7441,6773,177

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